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Despite their declaration of amnesty, the Taliban have rejected claims that they had executed former police and intelligence employees in Afghanistan since taking control in August.
According to a report released last week by Human Rights Watch, former members of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) — military personnel, police, intelligence service members, and militia members — who surrendered to or were apprehended by Taliban forces between August 15 and October 31 were killed or disappeared.
On Sunday, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a spokesman for the Afghan Foreign Ministry, stated that the “Mujahidin” are fully dedicated to carrying out the amnesty edict and that former administration officials are not being persecuted for their previous resistance. He stated that anyone who violates the amnesty edict in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) will be prosecuted and fined.
In a tweet, Balkhi added, “Incidents will be properly probed.” “Unverified rumours, on the other hand, should not be taken at face value.”
HRW reported last week that they had acquired solid information on over 100 fatalities in the provinces of Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, and Kunduz alone.
The US and 20 other countries expressed “grave concern” over the summary executions and enforced disappearances that occurred after the Taliban took control of Kabul.
“Reports of summary executions and enforced disappearances of former Afghan security forces, as recorded by Human Rights Watch and others,” the State Department stated in a statement.
“We emphasise that the claimed actions are grave human rights violations that run counter to the Taliban’s declared amnesty.” We urge the Taliban to vigorously enforce the amnesty for former Afghan security forces and government employees across the country and among their ranks,” they added.
